Joel Rose

Lawmakers have disagreed over calls for tighter restrictions on immigration enforcement.

Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.

The union that represents TSA security officers says they've started to receive some of the back pay they're owed.

Aaron Barker is a president of the local union that represents TSA officers in Georgia, speaking with NPR's Here and Now.

DHS says most TSA workers have received the two full paychecks they missed, but are still owed a partial paycheck.

The Trump administration says it's using funds from within the DHS budget to pay TSA workers after Congress failed to reach a deal to fund the department, while makers have disagreed over calls for tighter restrictions on immigration enforcement.

Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.

Hey, Scott.

It's really a patchwork.

There was a big push to tighten the rules around relicensing starting about 20 years ago.

Some states made it easier for relatives, police and doctors to report potentially unsafe drivers.

And some added mandatory vision testing or more frequent visits to the DMV to renew licenses in person.

But many states still don't require any of that.

And lately, some states have even been moving to dial back some of their requirements.

Yeah, they want to see tougher relicensing standards and more accountability for older drivers who are involved in crashes.

And there are many safety advocates who would agree with that.

You know, we get our driver's licenses when we're very young in many cases, and then we often just keep them without ever having to pass another test.

Some older adults do give up driving voluntarily, but many are reluctant because they depend on driving to get around.

So it can be really difficult to find this balance between safety and mobility.

They say the right to drive should be based on ability, not age.